As a Category Management Manager (Operations), you will be responsible for supporting category strategy planning and supplier initiatives by collaborating with Category Management and Supplier Relations to identify new opportunities. Contribute to product assortment optimization efforts and facilitate the onboarding of new suppliers and products . Assist in managing supplier reporting and preferred supplier initiatives, providing increased value for both the company and the supplier. Work cross-functionally to identify optimization opportunities to improve profitability of all stakeholders . Support the development of new tools, reporting and processes to help drive efficiencies for Category Management and Supplier Relations, while contributing to broader Supply Chain initiatives. **Responsibilities:** + Supports the development of annual category business plans and strategy execution for the category and suppliers + Aids with the development of an optimized Product Assortment & Merchandizing strategy + Contributes to supplier contracting initiatives to improve operational and financial terms + Effectively communicates key category and supplier messaging both internally and externally + Assist in managing and communicating new product and supplier introductions + Develops reports and tools to enable supplier performance management and issue resolution + Helps with the development of new processes, reporting and tools for Category Management and Supplier Relations. + Manages and supports ad-hoc requests from Supply Chain **Qualifications:** + Bachelors Degree - Business, Sales, Marketing or relevant field required; Masters Degree preferred + 5 years experience in sales, marketing, product management + 5 years of success maintaining and developing key relationships + 2 years People management and/or product category management experience + Previous experience in electrical distribution market + Proven ability to influence cross functional teams + Analytical and detail oriented + Excellent business and financial acumen _\#LI-IK1_